The Scene File Elements section that details the camera and lighting types that are available,and the vast array of built-in objects, patterns and textures used to construct scene files.

New users may find it more convenient to begin with the Introduction to Pov-Ray or tutorial section, followed by the platform-specific documentation, in order to become more familiar your versions platform-specific features.

Additional notes about this documentation are as follows:

Windows documentation is accessible using the POV-Ray program's Help menu or by pressing the F1 key.

Mac OS documentation is also available via the Help menu and for viewing with a web browser.

Unix/Linux documentation is available in html only and by default is typically found in /usr/local/share/povray-3.?/html